Judges 16:11

He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”

World English Bible Classic

In The King James Version

And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

In Context

10Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”

12So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 29:25The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:5-18

Delilah's Treachery. ( b. c. 1120.) 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith… Read the whole commentary →

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